Christine Knaggs, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Education

Education

• Ph.D., University of Toledo, Higher Education
• M.Ed., University of Toledo, Curriculum and Instruction, Science Education
• A.B., Harvard University, History and Science

Professional affiliations

• ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education)
• AERA (American Educational Research Organization)
• NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teaching)
• Journal Article Reviewer, Midwest Educational Research Association Journal (MWER-A)

Published Journal Articles (Refereed)

• Knaggs, C. M. & Schneider, R. M. (2012). Thinking like a scientist: Using vee-maps to understand process and concepts in science. Research in Science Education, 42(4), 609-632.

Professional Conference Presentations

International

• Knaggs, C. M. & Schneider, R. M. (March, 2010). Thinking like a scientist: Using vee-maps to connect scientific process with scientific concepts. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

National

• Knaggs, C. M., Sondergeld, T. A., Opp, R., & Gentry, D. S. (April, 2013). A Grounded Theory approach to  understanding the persistence issue that exists for lower-SES college students. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. San Francisco, CA.

• Knaggs, C. M., Sondergeld, T. A., Fischer, J., & Griffith, J. (April, 2013). Motivational factors that impact  urban high school students’ participation in a voluntary college preparatory program. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. San Francisco, CA.

• Sondergeld, T. A., Fischer, J., Samul, A., & Knaggs, C. M. (April, 2013). Assessing the impact of an urban high school GEAR UP reform effort on college readiness and access outcomes. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. San Francisco, CA.

• Knaggs, C. M., Sondergeld & T. A., Schardt, B. (November, 2012). College enrollment, persistence, and perceptions among urban high school graduates. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference. Las Vegas, NV.

Regional/Local

• Minesky, J., Rittick, V., & Knaggs, C. Developing and implementing a sustainability conference for 9th-12th grade students. Sustainable U Conference. Toledo, OH.
• Knaggs, C. M., Sondergeld, T. A., & Griffith, J. (March, 2012). Why do some students participate in voluntary high school college access programs and others do not? A cross-case comparison of active and passive GEAR UP students. Urban Education Conference. Bowling Green, OH.
• Knaggs, C. M., Sondergeld, T. A., Fischer, J., & Schardt, B. (2012). Overcoming barriers to college persistence for low-income students: The effects of GEAR UP on college persistence and perceptions of college success. Urban Education Conference. Bowling Green, OH.
• Knaggs, C. M., & Schneider, R. (2010). Thinking like a scientist: Using vee-maps to connect scientific process with scientific concepts. University of Toledo Graduate School Symposium. Toledo, OH.
• Knaggs, C. M., & Schneider, R. (2010). Thinking like a scientist: Using vee-maps to connect scientific process with scientific concepts. University of Toledo Judith Herb College of Education Symposium. Toledo, OH.

Professional Research/Interests

• Urban Education (persistence of at-risk populations in education, particularly students of low-SES)
• Multicultural Education (how to infuse multiculturalism into the curriculum, particularly within the science classroom)
• Science Education (teaching science—inquiry, 21st century skills, writing in science; as well as preparing teachers to teach science)
• Qualitative Research Methodology (grounded theory, case study, narrative, phenomenology)
• Mixed Methods Research Methodology

Personal Interests

• Painting
• Drawing
• Crafts of all kinds
• Writing

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